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- Nicolas Restif de La Bretonne was born on 23 November 1734 in Sacy, Yonne, France. He was a writer, known for 4 Days in France (2016), The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales (1986) and The Pleasure (1985). He died on 3 February 1806 in Paris, France.
- Václav Kliment Klicpera was a Czech playwright, writer, and poet. He was one of the first presenters of Czech drama, and was especially influential in the foundation of comedic Czech theatre. Klicpera was born in Chlumec nad Cidlinou. After graduating from a gymnasium (a European secondary school) in 1813, he moved to Prague. There he studied philosophy in 1816 and medicine in 1818. In June 1819 he was made a professor at a gymnasium in Hradec Králové. In 1850 he became schoolmaster of a Prague gymnasium. He was skilled in writing chivalric plays and patriotically-themed historical dramas that became the foundation of modern Czech drama. He is also recognized for his farces (in Czech frasky), in the Plautine tradition. He also wrote historical romance stories, plays from his own era, and plays with fairy tale motifs. Klicpera supported the advancement of Czech theatre through the publication of plays in the Klicpera's theatre edition. He died in Prague and is buried in the city's Olsany Cemetery.
- H.P. Holst was born on 23 November 1811 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a writer, known for Den lille hornblæser (1909). He died on 2 June 1893 in Denmark.
- Francesco Mastriani was born on 23 November 1819 in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. He was a writer, known for La sepolta viva (1916), Medea di Portamedina (1919) and Ciccio, il pizzaiuolo del Carmine (1916). He died on 7 January 1891 in Naples, Campania, Italy.
- Richard Croker was born on 23 November 1841 in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland. He died on 29 April 1922.
- Albert Ranft was born on 23 November 1858 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Husband by Proxy (1927) and For Her Sake (1930). He was married to Lisa Gottschalk and Alma Helin. He died on 5 October 1938 in Stureby hospital, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Billy the Kid was born on 23 November 1859 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on 14 July 1881 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory.
- Georges Deneubourg was born on 23 November 1860 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Kean (1924), La dame de Monsoreau (1923) and The Fall of the Romanoffs (1917). He died on 23 March 1936 in Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames, Seine-et-Marne, France.
- Hjalmar Branting was born on 23 November 1860 in Klara, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He died on 24 February 1925 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Actor
- Writer
Eric Hudson was born on 23 November 1862 in Nottingham, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Romeo and Juliet (1916), Man's Enemy (1914) and Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917). He died on 4 October 1918 in New York City, New York, USA.- Music Department
Alberto Williams was born on 23 November 1862 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is known for Sinfonía de juventud (1955). He died on 17 June 1952 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Herbert Hall Winslow was born on 23 November 1865 in Keokuk, Iowa, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Manon Lescaut (1914), The Decoy (1916) and The Sin Woman (1917). He died on 1 June 1930 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA.- Clemens Kaufung was born on 23 November 1867 in Enger, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der Schuldschein des Pandola (1918), Die Einsame Insel (1920) and Das Geheimnis des Fakirs (1920). He died on 21 June 1921 in Berlin, Germany.
- Max Zilzer was born on 23 November 1868 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Woman in the Moon (1929), Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg (1930) and Carl und Carla (1915). He died on 12 May 1943 in Berlin, Germany.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Philipp Manning was born on 23 November 1869 in Lewisham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Die Tänzerin von Sanssouci (1932), Ein Unsichtbarer geht durch die Stadt (1933) and F. P. 1 Doesn't Answer (1933). He died on 10 April 1951 in Baden, West Germany.- Petre Sturdza was born on 23 November 1869. He was an actor, known for Verklungene Träume (1930) and Tigancusa de la iatac (1923). He died on 4 January 1933.
- Valdemar Poulsen was born on 23 November 1869 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He died on 6 August 1942 in New York City, New York, USA.
- István Ráth-Végh was born on 23 November 1870 in Budapest, Hungary. István was a writer, known for Fekete krónika (2004) and Fekete krónika: A szép méregkeverö (2005). István died on 18 December 1959 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Maurice Moscovitch was born on 23 November 1871 in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for The Great Dictator (1940), Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) and Love Affair (1939). He died on 18 June 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Edith Wynne Matthison was born on 23 November 1871 in Birmingham, England, UK. She was an actress, known for National Red Cross Pageant (1917), The Governor's Lady (1915) and The Gorgon's Head (1925). She was married to Charles Kennedy. She died on 23 September 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- William Raymond was born on 23 November 1872 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Woman in 47 (1916), The Recoil (1917) and The Mystery of the Silver Skull (1913). He died on 30 October 1960 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Cosmo Kyrle Bellew was born on 23 November 1874. He was an actor, known for The Love Contract (1932), The Bellamy Trial (1929) and Summer Bachelors (1926). He was married to X X, Y Y and Anita Bellew. He died on 25 January 1948 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- By the time he did "The Son of Tarzan", at age 41, the Tennessee athlete had four seasons of light opera, had produced films, starred in several of Thomas H. Ince's Triangle productions, co-starred with William S. Hart in "Captive God", and had helped found Paramount Studios. He was balding and so wore a not-very-convincing ill-fitting, shabby wig for the part of Tarzan. His career did not rekindle, as he had hoped, so he went into advertising in San Francisco and made a fortune. He died there in retirement.
- Music Department
- Writer
- Composer
Manuel de Falla was born on 23 November 1876 in Cadiz, Spain. He was a writer and composer, known for Oldboy (2013), Bewitched Love (1967) and El retablo de Maese Pedro (1927). He died on 14 November 1946 in Alta Gracia, Argentina.- Lawrence Chenault was born on 23 November 1877 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Ten Minutes to Live (1932), The Scar of Shame (1929) and The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920). He died on 27 December 1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
- John Swor was born on 23 November 1877 in Paris, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) and Quick Millions (1931). He died on 15 July 1965 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Guy du Fresnay was born on 23 November 1877 in Paris, France. Guy du was a director and writer, known for Margot (1922), Frou-Frou (1924) and Les ailes s'ouvrent (1921). Guy du died on 20 September 1937 in Marrakech, Morocco.- Ernest J. King was born on 23 November 1878 in Lorain, Ohio, USA. He died on 25 June 1956 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA.
- Claude Dampier was born on 23 November 1878 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for She Knew What She Wanted (1936), Don't Take It to Heart! (1944) and Boys Will Be Boys (1935). He was married to Billie Carlyle and Irene Vere. He died on 1 January 1955 in Ashford Hospital, Stanwell, Middlesex, England, UK.
- Jimmy Sheckard was born on 23 November 1878 in Upper Chanceford Township, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 15 January 1947 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Lanier Bartlett was born on 23 November 1879 in Oakland, California, USA. He was a writer, known for The Rosary (1915), Princess of the Dark (1917) and Tongues of Flame (1918). He was married to Virginia Stivers Bartlett. He died on 24 June 1961 in Orange County, California, USA.
- Erich Otto Volkmann was born on 23 November 1879 in Freistadt, Austria-Hungary. He was a writer, known for Der Weltkrieg, 2. Teil - Des Volkes Not (1928) and Der Weltkrieg, 1. Teil - Des Volkes Heldengang (1927). He died in December 1938 in Potsdam, Germany.
- Greta Pfeil was born on 23 November 1879 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Ett konstnärsöde (1917), Half Breed (1913) and Livets konflikter (1913). She died on 1 May 1967 in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Henri Fescourt was born on 23 November 1880 in Béziers, Hérault, France. He was a director and writer, known for Les misérables (1925), Monte Cristo (1929) and Mathias Sandorf (1921). He died on 9 August 1966 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Basil Dickey was born on 23 November 1880 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940), The Crimson Ghost (1946) and Sky Racket (1937). He died on 17 June 1958 in Long Beach, California, USA.- Herman Lantz was born on 23 November 1881 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor and writer, known for Laban Petterqvist tränar för olympiska spelen (1912), The Outlaw and His Wife (1918) and Synd (1928). He died on 2 April 1949.
- Janet Barrow was born on 23 November 1882 in Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Crow Hollow (1952), Curse of the Demon (1957) and The Young Jacobites (1960). She died on 5 March 1965 in Cholsey, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
- Arnold Szyfman was born on 23 November 1882 in Ulyanow, Austria-Hungary [now Poland]. Arnold was a director, known for Serdtse dyavola (1918) and Bog mesti (1918). Arnold died on 11 January 1967 in Warsaw, Polish People's Republic [now Poland].
- Cinematographer
- Production Designer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Kurt Lande was born on 23 November 1882 in Berlin, Germany. He was a cinematographer and production designer, known for Die Ährenleserin (1917), Die Perlen des Maharadschah (1917) and Der siebente Kuß (1918). He died on 23 July 1947 in Berlin, Germany.- Alberto Insúa was born on 23 November 1883 in La Habana, Cuba. He was a writer, known for El negro que tenía el alma blanca (1951), Un corazón burlado (1945) and El negro que tenía el alma blanca (1934). He died on 8 November 1963 in Madrid, Spain.
- Additional Crew
Jose Clemente Orozco was born on 23 November 1883 in Jalisco, Mexico. He is known for The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) and Walls of Fire (1971). He died on 7 September 1949 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Ferenc Ráskai was born on 23 November 1883 in Komárom, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor and writer, known for A hercegnö pongyolája (1914). He died on 30 October 1942 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Writer
- Composer
- Music Department
Guy Bolton was born on 23 November 1884 in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was a writer and composer, known for The Love Parade (1929), The Murder Man (1935) and Week-End at the Waldorf (1945). He was married to Stephen Powys, Mazie Radford, Marguerite Namara and Julia Alexander Curry. He died on 5 September 1979 in London, England, UK.- Lina Woiwode was born on 23 November 1886 in Langenzersdorf, Austria-Hungarian Empire. She was an actress, known for Wenn die Liebe auf den Hund kommt (1917), Her Majesty Love (1931) and Once There Was a Waltz (1932). She was married to Oskar Sima. She died on 17 September 1971 in Austria.
- József Baróthy was born on 23 November 1886 in Felsõbakonypuszta, Hungary. He was an actor, known for A számüzött (1920), Iglói diákok (1935) and The New Landlord (1935). He died on 9 December 1940 in Budapest, Hungary.
- J. Denton-Thompson was born on 23 November 1886 in the UK. He was an actor, known for Little Dorrit (1920), By Berwin Banks (1920) and Christie Johnstone (1921). He died on 24 October 1949 in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, UK.
- Actor
L. Swisher was born on 23 November 1886 in Iowa, USA. He was an actor. He died on 4 February 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Edmée Favart was born on 23 November 1886 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Mannequins (1933). She died on 28 October 1941 in Marseille, France.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Along with fellow actors Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Vincent Price, Boris Karloff is recognized as one of the true icons of horror cinema, and the actor most closely identified with the general public's perception of the "monster" from the classic Mary Shelley book, "Frankenstein". William Henry Pratt was born on November 23, 1887, in Camberwell, London, England, the son of Edward John Pratt Jr., the Deputy Commissioner of Customs Salt and Opium, Northern Division, Indian Salt Revenue Service, and his third wife, Eliza Sarah Millard.
He was educated at London University in anticipation that he would pursue a diplomatic career; however, he emigrated to Canada in 1909 and joined a touring company based out of Ontario and adopted the stage name of "Boris Karloff." He toured back and forth across the USA for over ten years in a variety of low-budget theater shows and eventually ended up in Hollywood, reportedly with very little money to his name. Needing cash to support himself, Karloff secured occasional acting work in the fledgling silent film industry in such pictures as The Deadlier Sex (1920), Omar the Tentmaker (1922), Dynamite Dan (1924) and Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927), in addition to a handful of serials (the majority of which sadly haven't survived). Karloff supplemented his meager film income by working as a truck driver in Los Angeles, which allowed him enough time off to continue to pursue acting roles.
His big break came in 1931 when he was cast as "the monster" in the Universal production of Frankenstein (1931), directed by James Whale, one of the studio's few remaining auteur directors. The aura of mystery surrounding Karloff was highlighted in the opening credits, as he was listed as simply "?". The film was a commercial and critical success for Universal, and Karloff was instantly established as a hot property in Hollywood. He quickly appeared in several other sinister roles, including Scarface (1932) (filmed before Frankenstein (1931)), the black-humored The Old Dark House (1932), as the namesake Oriental villain of the Sax Rohmer novels in The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), as undead Im-Ho-Tep in The Mummy (1932) and the misguided Prof. Morlant in The Ghoul (1933). He thoroughly enjoyed his role as a religious fanatic in John Ford's The Lost Patrol (1934), although contemporary critics described it as a textbook example of overacting.
He donned the signature make-up, neck bolts and asphalt spreader's boots again to play Frankenstein's monster in the sensational Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and the less thrilling Son of Frankenstein (1939). Karloff, on loan to Fox, appeared in one of the best of the Warner Oland Chan entries, Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936), before beginning his own short-lived Mr. Wong detective series. He was a wrongly condemned doctor in Devil's Island (1938), shaven-headed executioner "Mord the Merciless" in Tower of London (1939), another misguided scientist in The Ape (1940), a crazed scientist surrounded by monsters, vampires and werewolves in House of Frankenstein (1944), a murderous cabman in The Body Snatcher (1945) and a Greek general fighting vampirism in the Val Lewton thriller Isle of the Dead (1945).
While Karloff continued appearing in a plethora of films, many of them were not up to the standards of his previous efforts, including appearances in two of the hokey Bud Abbott and Lou Costello monster movies (he had appeared with them in an earlier superior effort, Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949), which theater owners often added his name to the marquee), the low point of the Universal-International horror movie cycle. During the 1950s he was a regular guest on many high-profile TV shows including The Milton Berle Show (1948), Tales of Tomorrow (1951), The Veil (1958), The Donald O'Connor Show (1954), The Red Skelton Hour (1951) and The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956), to name but a few, and he appeared in a mixed bag of films including Sabaka (1954) and Voodoo Island (1957). On Broadway he appeared as the murderous Brewster brother in the hit, "Arsenic and Old Lace" (his role, or the absence of him in it, was amusingly parodied in the film version) and a decade later he enjoyed a long run in "Peter Pan," perfectly cast as "Captain Hook."
His career experienced something of a revival in the 1960s thanks to hosting the TV anthology series Thriller (1960) and indie director Roger Corman, with Karloff contributing wonderful performances in The Raven (1963), The Terror (1963), the ultra-eerie Black Sabbath (1963) and the H.P. Lovecraft-inspired Die, Monster, Die! (1965). Karloff's last great role was as an aging horror movie star confronting a modern-day sniper in the Peter Bogdanovich film Targets (1968). In 1970, he played the blind sculptor Franz Badulescu in Cauldron of Blood (1968), written, produced, and directed by Edward Mann, who had also come to the art of film from stage theater. His TV career was capped off by achieving Christmas immortality as the narrator of Chuck Jones's perennial animated favorite, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966). Three low-budget Mexican-produced horror films starring an ailing Karloff were released in the two years after his death; however, they do no justice to this actor. In retrospect, he never took himself too seriously as an actor and had a tendency to downplay his acting accomplishments. Renowned as a refined, kind and warm-hearted gentleman, with a sincere affection for children and their welfare, Karloff passed away on February 2, 1969 from emphysema. Respectful of his Indian roots and in true Hindu fashion, he was cremated at Guildford Crematorium, Godalming, Surrey, England, where he is commemorated by a plaque in Plot 2 of the Garden of Remembrance.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Hobart Henley was born on 23 November 1887 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Society Snobs (1921), The Abysmal Brute (1923) and Parentage (1917). He was married to Corinne Barker. He died on 22 May 1964 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.